so i was wondering... i know the sane people don like twist throttle on their bikes... but how many of you do have it. mine was on it when i got it. did you put your on or was it like that when you got it
Twist throttle questions
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i like thumb throttles because you have more control over the throttleing, sometimes you can accidentally hit the throttle going over bumps whoops or jumps with a twist, thumb gives more control but some who learned to ride with a twist feel more comfortable with it and can use it better so they do, it all depends on how you like it.
I personally like twist better, but when you ride a bike a twist feels right.. it's "fluid"
On a quad I think it feels awkward.
I won't say I'll never have a twist on a quad...
On a quad I think it feels awkward.
I won't say I'll never have a twist on a quad...
i've ridden both dirbikes and quads....and body english is different on both. a twist throttle seems more comfortable on a dirtbike. where as a thumb throttle seems more safe on a quad. if you learn to adjust to a twist throttle on a quad it works ok. but the leaning and moving around the seat make a twist more awkward IMO. my bros tecate has a twist, i hate it. i cant have as much fun on it as i can the thumb quads.
All I know is three wheeler's first came out with twist's, then they changed to thumb and every usa and jap 3wheeler and quad has had a thumb since then. spanish quad's like gas gas still come with twist's.. even the new 10' mx'er.
My guess is that they found that thumb's had more control, then when quads took over ( dare I say that ) thumb throttles were the standard.
My guess is that they found that thumb's had more control, then when quads took over ( dare I say that ) thumb throttles were the standard.
it was kind of hard to learn on at first for me but as time went on i liked it more and more
(i bought my blasty with twist)
(i bought my blasty with twist)
i dont yuse any thing other than i twist i love it and i can keep it under control but it took a while to learn but i like it much better
same here awk i have rode a blaster with a twist and didnt like it at all....you have way better control with a thumber
^^Yuh, I agree^^. I like the thumb throttles on my Blasters. I feel like I'm more in control of the quads with this setup. However, I like the twist throttle on my Banshee, because my thumb doesn't get tired from constantly having to pull on two throttle slides. 
My blaster has a thumb throttle, our LT250r has a twist. It's all in what you prefer and get used to.
Dont know if it is true, but hey could be. The reason for thumb throttles on 3-wheelers and quads are, if it falls over on a twist throttle it could pull the gas open and keep spinning on it's side. Heard it somewhere one day
Mmm... I think dirtbikes would be more dangerous because it falls and holds wide open... a quad would probably just flop over and be done lol
